--- Configurations/unix-Makefile.tmpl
+++ Configurations/unix-Makefile.tmpl
@@ -411,7 +411,7 @@
                           '$(CNF_CPPFLAGS)', '$(CPPFLAGS)') -}
 BIN_CFLAGS={- join(' ', $target{bin_cflags} || (),
                         @{$config{bin_cflags}},
-                        '$(CNF_CFLAGS)', '$(CFLAGS)') -}
+                        '$(CNF_CFLAGS)', '$(CFLAGS)', '$(if $(STATIC_APPS),-static)') -}
 BIN_CXXFLAGS={- join(' ', $target{bin_cxxflags} || (),
                           @{$config{bin_cxxflags}},
                           '$(CNF_CXXFLAGS)', '$(CXXFLAGS)') -}